The Dog Shack is a Northern California based dog rescue group that finds loving homes for dogs on death row in over-crowded kill shelters.

Little Miss Piggy (“Moi?”) is so named for her entree as she entered the stage of our rescue from a high kIll facility in the central valley.

She is quite the show-personality, and very human oriented, eager to have your attention. She is an approx 7 year old chihuahua mix, a “chi terrier”, approx 1/4 inch fur, longer than a chi, and is approx 7 lbs.

A tiny dog with a big personality, Piggy is affectionate, loyal and sweet. She walks well with a harness and will also follow her human around the house or yard. In a home environment, she gets along well with other animals (cats and dogs) and gentle, respectful children. She is used to cuddling up with other small dogs, and living with nonreactive, mellow large dogs.

Piggy appears underweight, however comes with vet records proving extensive tests showing proper digestion. she does not like to be lifted up suddenly or roughly, possible result of slight degeneration in vertebra, common in chi”s , also x-rayed and tested extensively by vet. Piggy does best when someone sits with her while she eats and several feedings throughout the day of wet food, meat with vegetables works best; she just cannot handle so much at one time. She will nibble a bit throughout the day on her own, if food is left out for her.

Her energy level is great, like a little wind-up doll and that tail just wont stop wagging when you approach. She will also relax on your lap, nap in a sunny spot, or her favorite: create her den in the covers of your bed. there is nothing quite like being greeted by the kiss of a tiny tongue as you stir in the morning with an enthusiastically wagging tail on the other end:) She is house trained if let out regularly, esp after meals:) playpen doesn’t work too well, she is an escape artist:) large wire crate in family room works, but smaller plastic crates dont go over well with her.

She will run up to large dogs yapping as many small dogs do, and needs to be kept safe from dogs who may see her as prey; therefore, small dog experience in her new, loving forever home is great.

Little Miss Piggy will provide high entertainment for many more years to a person or family who will give her companionship and a comfy home situation.

Toby is a darling Chi mix – here’s what his former foster parent had to say:

Toby is a sweet, gentle, mellow fellow looking for a home that has a girlfriend around his size to play with. He likes to be cuddled and, once in a while, will let you know that he wants some loving. He likes to go on walks and is very good on leash but will let you know if he thinks your feet are too close for comfort.
If he hears you call his name he will come quickly. Toby will protect his territory by barking loudly, though he won’t bite. He likes to sleep under a blanket because he has very short hair and gets cold. Toby will do his business outside as long as he has a way out, especially early in the morning.

Please contact us ASAP at: pets.katrina@gmail

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“Alaya” is a darling am bull mix who is mostly white with a cute black eye patch and “Jinger” is a red and white staffie mix.They are both wonderful dogs – great with people, kids, all dogs of all sizes, and doing fine with the 2 cats in their foster home.(My kids fell in love with them!!!)

They are mellow and very easy to care for, just need 2 short walks per day, and love human attention but also are fine left home together during the work day etc.They love car rides and are easy to take anywhere dogs are allowed, like dog-friendly stores, restaurants/cafes, work etc!They both do great at the dog park too – Alaya loves her tennis ball and enjoys playing fetch, while Jinger prefers to hang with her human and meet some other dog owners and their dogs and mostly just watch the action. Jinger would love to be a lap dog but she is a stocky 50-60lbs and doesn’t jump so stays lower to the ground

Justin is now decompressing from being rescued from an over crowded high kill shelter. He was so shut down and scared he would cower in his run and not want to come out. Justin is breathing easier now, but he NEEDS an experienced GSD foster home. Those who have had or know GSD’s know they bond to their owners and they are sensitive. Justin is coming out of his shell more and more. He’s ok with other dogs. He’s shy of a year old and he’s been neutered.

While Justin is happier out of the shelter he is currently in boarding until we can place him a foster or adoptive home. If you are interested please contact The Dog Shack.

Please send us an email to pets.katrina@gmail.com. It is best to contact us via email first as the Dog Shack is run on a volunteer basis.

Beautiful Sassy had a sad start, she was shoved into an overcrowded high kill Central CA shelter with mange that nobody took care of, her days of suffering need to be OVER! We’ve been able to get her out and put her in boarding. She’s decompressing now, but needs a foster or forever home to continue the treatment she’s starting. She’s good with other dogs and spayed. Sassy is about 1 year old so she has the rest of her life to leave behind the pain and get on with the good life!!

If you are interested in adopting or fostering Sassy please contact us

Please send us an email to pets.katrina@gmail.com. It is best to contact us via email first as the Dog Shack is run on a volunteer basis.

Taco is a 2 year old
handsome and lovable male brindle and white Am Staff mix. He has a good sturdy
build and weighs about 75lbs. He is an all-around awesome dog who does great
with kids and other dogs (cats unknown but he showed no interest in the shelter
cats).

Taco just wants to be loved and is eager to have a family of his own that will
give him lots of attention, play time, and cuddles!

He walks well on leash, a pretty mellow boy. A ‘dude with truck’
would suit him well to truck around with, while at the same time we think he’d
do well with a family with yard as well.

A country spot.. great! he wont run away.. looooves his humans!

He is somewhat trained, communicates well, and will do just about
anything for food!

Taco was at an over-crowded high kill Socal shelter and his time was up
right before Thanksgiving! The shelter volunteers knew he was a special boy
that deserved a second chance at life, so they contacted our rescue to help at
his final hour. We could not let him die and knew we needed to save him
before the holiday or he would have NO chance! Thankfully we were able to get
him out of the shelter and transported to Norcal into temporary boarding, just
to save his life.

Now Taco needs a loving home to call his own — either an adopter of a foster
home.

See his sad face in his first photo that was taken while still at the shelter,
and now he is already looking happier in the other photos which were taken on
his first “Freedom Day”!!

We want to see him with a loving family ASAP that will give him a permanent
happy face!!

If you think you could be a good match for Taco to foster or adopt him, please
contact us ASAP.

Contact

Please send us an email to pets.katrina@gmail.com. It is best to contact us via email first as the Dog Shack is run on a volunteer basis.

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The Dog Shack is a Northern California based dog rescue group that finds loving homes for dogs on death row in over-crowded kill shelters. We strive to provide emergency, temporary, and permanent caring homes in order to avoid euthanasia and give these loving animals a second chance at life.

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The Dog Shack Philosophy…

Dogshack believes that if a little network of kind, dog-loving and dog-competent people would form this kind of safety-net around an animal control facility near you, so many more soulful brown eyes would continue to sparkle with the gift of life, and look at you adoringly! What better reward, for really not so much trouble, as many hands make the work light! If you seriously consider doing this, we will be glad to tell you what we have learned over the past 10 years of fostering and emergency rescue! Of course the same can be done for kitty-cats...or bunnies...or what ever people have decided to breed for pets and then abandon!